India opposes CITES move to regulate trade in all species of Dalbergia

It calls for considering individual species based on its conservation status in the wild and market status of international trade while unveiling …

Corruption in timber trade fuels deforestation, biodiversity loss

Illegal timber trade also gives rise to conflicts between local communities and logging companies

Himachal Pradesh forest staff to be equipped with arms to curb smuggling

The personnel posted in the checkposts in these areas can carry pistols, guns, revolvers or rifles to check illegal felling and smuggling of trees

Woodstock worries

A recent ban on all forestactivities in the north-eastshould provide alternatives toworkers in this sector

BRAZIL

DWINDLING FOREST

Cops under cloud

SC takes note of police involvement in timber smuggling in Madhya Pradesh

RAPPED FOR INACTION

COVID-19: Odisha allows collection of non-timber forest produce

Experts had been demanding NTFPs’ exemption from the lockdown as they are a vital part of India’s tribal economy

Subabul biscuits boost milk yield

Cattle fed with subabul biscuits can produce up to 20 per cent more milk. The fast-growing tree also produces useful timber.

Deep in the Woods

When it comes to management of forests in the US, the timber industry and environmentalists have traditionally been at loggerheads. Whoever wins, …

Wood for scandal

While the Union government has finally permitted Tamil Nadu to export sandalwood, State monopoly of the trade is yet to be abolished

CAUTION:only loggers allowed

How do you destroy a forest? Cover it under Project Tiger and alienate the local people. An example from Bihar

A brigand called government

Whatever the outcome of the hostages crisis in Karnataka, stupid sandalwood protection laws will keep creating smugglers out of India's exploited …

Catch me if you can

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Forest department flayed

UNITED NATIONS

Prop review

By centre for forest scheme

Over 500 died in human-elephant conflict in Odisha in last 5 years

Around a quarter of these deaths occurred during summer season between April and June  

Much to farmers' dismay, Centre slashes prices of non-timber forest products

Modi government’s attempt at rationalising prices of forest products is likely to hit Adivasi farmers the most

India must rethink timber strategy

From being a net exporter of timber, India has turned into its net importer. The reversal stems from the country's soaring demand for industrial …

Protecting forests

Bamboo will soon be declassified as a tree to encourage use and supply

Currently, bamboo is considered a tree under the Indian Forest Act and a non-timber forest produce under the Forest Rights Act 

India is third largest importer of illegally-logged wood: IUFRO

With an annual import value of over Rs 40 billion, the country accounts for close to 10 per cent of the global illegal wood trade